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planticle

planticle noun: a young or small plant, or plant in embryo.

Noun

planticle (plural planticles)

  1. (archaic) A young or small plant, or plant in embryo.
    • the ripe seed consists of two lobes adhering to a planticle, and surrounded by a thin membrane, which is itself covered with a hulk or cuticle1800, Erasmus Darwin, Phytologia

Forms of planticle

pluralplanticles

Origin of planticle

Diminutive of plant.

Questions about planticle

What does planticle mean?
Planticle means a young or small plant, or plant in embryo.
What part of speech is planticle?
Planticle is a noun.
What is the plural of planticle?
The plural of planticle is planticles.

Words near planticle in the dictionary

  1. planthropological
  2. planthropologies
  3. planthropology
  4. plantibodies
  5. plantibody
  6. planticle
  7. planticles
  8. plantie
  9. planties
  10. plantigrade
  11. plantigrades

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